Photo Agencies

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Below are some recommended photo agencies that cover a wide variety of images. To find out how much an image will cost you to use, you will need to phone a sales person for a quote. UEA usually gets a discount for being an educational institution. You will be asked what size of page the image will take up (ie full, half, quarter), whether or not the image will appear on the front cover or inside, the print quantity and sometimes also whether or not the publication will be distributed internationally.

Be careful to check the terms of your licence when sourcing photographs. Some licences allow the user to use the image just the once in the publication specified. Others allow for repeated use in multiple projects. All of these will affect the price.

iStock Photos - www.istockphoto.com
Useful for specific subject themes (i.e. Climate). Image licences are single use only and royalty free. Each image is available to download in a variety of sizes.

Flickr - www.flickr.com
Flickr is home to over 6 billion of the world's photographs. Once you have found an image on this site look for the "Request to license" link on the photo page. Not all members have this feature enabled. You can contact the member directly with the "Send FlickrMail" function to compose a message. When you contact the photographer try to include as much detail with regards to the image and how you would like to use it. Please note you will need to register as a member of Flickr to do this.

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